Privacy Policy
Last updated: 29/05/2026
This Privacy Policy explains how PJ Stories collects, uses, stores, and protects personal data when you visit www.paulajamiebos.com, book a yoga class, make a payment or contact PJ Stories.
PJ Stories is committed to protecting your privacy and handling personal data carefully and lawfully.
1. Who is responsible for your personal data?
The data controller is:
PJ Stories
Sole proprietorship / eenmanszaak registered in the Netherlands
KVK: 89531744
Website: www.paulajamiebos.com
Email: paulajamiestories@gmail.com
Phone: +31 6 37322241
For privacy and safety reasons, the owner’s private residential address is not published on this website.
2. Personal data PJ Stories collects
PJ Stories may collect and process the following personal data:
name;
email address;
phone number;
billing and payment information;
booking details, such as class type, date, time, location, and attendance;
messages or enquiries you send by email or through the website;
technical information, such as IP address, browser type, device information, and website usage data;
any health-related information that you voluntarily share before, during, or in connection with a class.
PJ Stories does not intentionally collect more personal data than necessary.
3. How personal data is collected
Personal data may be collected when you:
visit the website;
book a class;
complete checkout;
make a payment;
contact PJ Stories by email, phone, or website form;
participate in a class;
voluntarily share relevant information with the teacher.
The website is hosted and operated through Squarespace. Squarespace may collect personal data and technical data necessary to provide website, booking, checkout, security, analytics, and commerce functions.
4. Purposes and legal bases
PJ Stories processes personal data for the following purposes:
To process and manage bookings
PJ Stories uses your personal data to confirm bookings, manage attendance, provide the class, contact you about the booking, and handle customer service.
Legal basis: performance of a contract.
To process payments
Payment information is processed to complete your purchase and administer payments.
Legal basis: performance of a contract and legal obligations.
To communicate with you
PJ Stories may use your contact details to respond to enquiries, provide information about your booking, handle complaints, or communicate important class updates.
Legal basis: performance of a contract or legitimate interest.
To comply with legal and administrative obligations
PJ Stories may process and retain certain information for bookkeeping, tax, legal, and administrative purposes.
Legal basis: legal obligation.
To protect health and safety during classes
If you voluntarily share health-related information, such as injuries, pregnancy, limitations, or medical conditions, PJ Stories may use that information to support safe participation.
Legal basis: explicit consent or vital/health-related safety interests, depending on the situation.
To operate and improve the website
Technical and usage data may be used to operate, secure, maintain, and improve the website.
Legal basis: legitimate interest or consent where required.
5. Health information
PJ Stories does not collect formal medical records.
However, during or before classes, you may choose to share information about your body, injuries, pregnancy, health conditions, or limitations. Please only share information that is relevant to your safe participation.
Health-related information is treated confidentially and is used only for safety and class guidance purposes.
6. Payment data
Payments are processed through Squarespace and connected payment processors.
PJ Stories does not store full credit card or payment card details. Payment processors may process your payment information according to their own terms and privacy policies.
7. Third-party service providers
PJ Stories may use third-party providers to operate the website and provide services, including:
Squarespace for website hosting, checkout, commerce, booking, security, and related website functions;
payment processors connected through Squarespace;
email and communication providers;
professional advisers, such as accountants or legal advisers, where necessary.
These providers may process personal data on behalf of PJ Stories or as independent controllers, depending on their role.
PJ Stories does not sell your personal data.
8. International transfers
Some third-party service providers, including Squarespace and payment processors, may process or store data outside the European Economic Area.
Where required, such transfers should be protected by appropriate safeguards, such as standard contractual clauses or other lawful transfer mechanisms.
9. How long personal data is kept
PJ Stories keeps personal data only for as long as necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy.
In general:
booking and customer communication data may be kept for as long as necessary to provide services and handle questions or disputes;
financial and administrative data may be kept for the legally required retention period;
health-related information voluntarily shared for class safety is kept only as long as necessary for the relevant purpose, unless a longer retention period is required for legal reasons;
technical website data is kept according to the retention settings of Squarespace and related tools.
10. Cookies and similar technologies
The website may use cookies and similar technologies.
Cookies may be used to:
make the website function properly;
enable checkout and booking features;
remember preferences;
maintain security;
understand basic website usage.
Functional cookies and cookies with little or no privacy impact may be used without consent where permitted by law. If PJ Stories adds analytics, advertising, tracking pixels, newsletter tools, or other marketing technologies in the future, the cookie notice and consent settings should be updated where required.
You can manage or delete cookies through your browser settings.
11. Marketing
PJ Stories does not currently send newsletters or marketing emails.
If newsletters or marketing emails are introduced in the future, PJ Stories will request consent where required and provide an option to unsubscribe.
12. Your privacy rights
Under applicable privacy law, you may have the right to:
request access to your personal data;
request correction of inaccurate personal data;
request deletion of your personal data;
object to certain processing;
request restriction of processing;
request data portability;
withdraw consent where processing is based on consent;
lodge a complaint with a data protection authority.
To exercise your rights, contact:
PJ Stories may need to verify your identity before responding to a privacy request.
13. Complaints
If you have a privacy complaint, please contact PJ Stories first at:
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Dutch Data Protection Authority, the Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens.
14. Security
PJ Stories takes reasonable steps to protect personal data against loss, misuse, unauthorised access, disclosure, alteration, and destruction.
However, no website, online service, or email communication can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
15. Children
The services are not intentionally directed at children under 16 without involvement of a parent or legal guardian.
If you believe that PJ Stories has collected personal data from a child without appropriate consent, please contact PJ Stories.
16. Changes to this Privacy Policy
PJ Stories may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The latest version will be published on this website.